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Blaze At Hudson Valley Home Put Out With Help From Neighbors Blaze At Hudson Valley Home Put Out With Help From Neighbors
Blaze At Hudson Valley Home Put Out With Help From Neighbors Thanks to quick action from firefighters and help from neighbors, a blaze at a Hudson Valley home was prevented from getting worse. The blaze occurred in Putnam County on Sunday, June 2, when a fire broke out at a residence on West Lake Boulevard in Mahopac near Rockledge Place, according to the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Thanks to the help of neighbors who spotted the flames, firefighters quickly arrived at the home and contained the fire to the outside of the building, preventing further damage to the residence.  No injuries were reported in connection to the fire.&nbs…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Hudson Valley Firefighter Who Died Saving Lives Is Honored With Medal Of Valor Hudson Valley Firefighter Who Died Saving Lives Is Honored With Medal Of Valor
Hudson Valley Firefighter Who Died Saving Lives Is Honored With Medal Of Valor A Hudson Valley firefighter who died in the line of duty last year was awarded a Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor from President Joe Biden. Jared Lloyd, a 15-year veteran of the Spring Valley Fire Department in Rockland County, died while responding to a fire at a nursing home in March of 2021. Earlier report: Community Gives Generously To Fund For Fallen Rockland Firefighter's Sons On Monday, May 16, Biden announced the 15 recipients of the Medal of Valor, which is awarded to public safety officers for acts of bravery made in an effort to save others. Nine police officer…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Girl Confronts Naked Man Who Broke Into Her Hudson Valley Home, Police Say 12-Year-Old Girl Confronts Naked Man Who Broke Into Her Hudson Valley Home, Police Say
12-Year-Old Girl Confronts Naked Man Who Broke Into Her Hudson Valley Home, Police Say A 12-year-old Hudson Valley girl was able to intimidate a nude man who had shimmied through her bedroom window on Christmas Eve, causing him to flee the scene after she sprang up from bed to demand that he leave, police said.  Sergio Ulysee, 37, lives in Ulster County in another apartment at the Mill Street complex in Ellenville where the Thursday, Dec. 24 incident took place at 6 a.m, according to Ellenville Police.  The girl was roused from her sleep, police said, after Ulysee crept through a window at the front of the home then made his way to her bedroom at the back of the hou…

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by Christina Coulter